Primaries as Entry Points

More evidence for an ongoing discussion from NY.

On the “Moderates” in the “Middle”

Some empirical insights into American partisan politics.

More WaPo Thoughts

It’s bad business to alienate key customers.

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The Slow Death of the Washington Post

A great newspaper is suffering another round of cutbacks.

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Atlanta Becomes Largest City Without Print Newspaper

An era slowly fades away.

NYE Tabs

The Trump Administration and Long-Term Damage

Debates about whether Trump is strong or weak often ignore the fundamental fact that he has power.

A Core Problem of American Politics

The disconnect between perception and reality about elections.

In Front of Our Noses: The Continuing Grift

In this case, Noem’s rent-free living.

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Fact Checking in an Era of Bullshit

One of the big ones has given up.

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AI is Killing the Web as We Know It

The incentives for creating quality content are diminishing by the day.

Senator Murkowski: “We Are All Afraid”

A chilling admission from a leader in the President’s OWN party

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WHCA Dinner Cancels Comedian After White House Complains

The Nerd Prom chickens out.

John Feinstein, 1956-2025

The acclaimed sportswriter is gone.

ABC Pays Trump $15 Million For Telling Truth

They repeatedly said he has been found “liable for rape.” The nerve.

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It’s the Media, Stupid

One thread that runs through most explanations for Tuesday’s result.

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It’s the Institutions, Stupid

A different take on our political realignment.

“Oligarchy, The Rule of Law, and the Democratic Order”

Trump, Bezos, and the slippery slope of authoritarianism.

Punishing Bezos

Hitting back at centibillionaires is hard.

Times and Post Won’t Endorse

Staffers are in mutiny after owners killed plans to endorse Kamala Harris for President.

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Sanewashing Trump Redux

Why press coverage of the former and possibly future President doesn’t match the reality.

Where’s The Line Between Paraphrasing And “Sanewashing?”

Is it the press’s responsibility to turn nonsense into sense?

Grossly Dishonest or Just Grossly Incorrect?

An FNC report on the Alaska House race is a mess.